[145] Homecoming Will be Rockin' for MTSU Students, Alumni

Release date: Oct. 14, 2009


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Alumni Relations contact: Rhonda Wright, 615-898-2922 or rwright@mtsu.edu
Student Gov’t Assoc. contact: Mallory Phillips, 615-898-2537 or sgahome@mtsu.edu

Homecoming Will Be Rockin’ for MTSU Students, Alumni

(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU students and alumni are preparing for “A Rockin’ Raider Homecoming” week starting Monday, Oct. 19, and culminating with a full day of activities Saturday, Oct. 24.
Going with the “Rockin’ Raider’ theme, alumni and student groups plan to crank up the volume on events to build on traditions of the past and make future memories.
Among the activities you can participate in will be:
• T-shirt Swap, trading a shirt from another school for the official 2009 homecoming shirt;
• the African American Alumni Council’s Comedy Show and
National Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show;
• Chuck Taylor Blue Raider Golf Scramble;
• MTSU Centennial History Preview;
• Golden Raiders Society Class of 1959 reunion events;
• Great Bowls of Fire Chili Cook-Off;
• the Fourth Annual Mixer on Middle Homecoming Parade Watching Party at the Alumni House; and more.
All of this leads to the 2:30 p.m. MTSU vs. Western Kentucky SunBelt Conference football game in Floyd Stadium.
The Alumni House is a great vantage point for the parade, and people are invited to the Mixer on Middle Parade Watching Party. Alumni Chip Walters, the voice of the Blue Raiders, and Aaron Solomon, co-host of WSMV’s Channel 4 News Today, will serve as parade announcers. Complimentary breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. while the food lasts.
As part of Saturday’s parade, which starts at 10 a.m., Alumni Relations also is hosting a first-time Baby Raider Ride Contest. Children and grandchildren of alumni and others are invited to walk, if accompanied by an adult. Strollers, wagons and tricycles can be decorated with Blue Raider spirit. To participate, visit mtalumni.com, click on schedule and then click on the entry form.
The parade will start on Maney Avenue, proceed to East Main Street and to Middle Tennessee Boulevard. Baby Raider Ride entries will join the parade at the Alumni House to walk the duration of the route.
One of the newest homecoming events will be the Alumni Reunion Tailgate Tent from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in Walnut Grove. MTSU’s College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Jennings A. Jones College of Business, Liberal Arts, Mass Communication, Continuing Education and Distance Learning, Education and Behavioral Science, and the Honors College and James E. Walker Library will participate. Lunch will be available for $6 per adult and $4 per child under 12.
Discounted general admission tickets to the MTSU-WKU game can be purchased for $7 each by calling the alumni office at 1-800-533-6878. Reserved tickets can be purchased by calling 1-888-937-6878 or visiting goblueraiders.com.
For a detailed schedule of the week’s festivities, please refer to the accompanying 2009 Homecoming Schedule of Events, visit mtalumni.com or call 898-2922.
Student Government Association events include the annual Fight Song competition Thursday, Oct. 15; T-shirt swap Wednesday, Oct. 21; the fourth annual Horseshoe Competition Thursday, Oct. 22; and Chili Cook-Off Oct. 23. For more information, call Mallory Phillips at 615-898-2537 or e-mail sgahome@mtsu.edu.

MTSU Homecoming 2009 Events

Thursday, Oct. 15
SGA Fight Song Competition
7 p.m., Murphy Center
Information: mtsu.edu/~sga or call Mallory Phillips at 615-898-2537 or e-mail sgahome@mtsu.edu.

Oct. 19-23
Alumni Relations T-shirt Swap
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Alumni House, 2259 Middle Tennessee Blvd.

Wednesday, Oct. 21
SGA T-shirt Swap
10 a.m., Keathley University Center second-floor lobby. Event ends when homecoming T-shirts run out. Information: mtsu.edu/~sga or call Mallory Phillips at 615-898-2537 or e-mail sgahome@mtsu.edu.

Thursday, Oct. 22

SGA Horseshoe Competition
5:30 p.m., Campus Recreation Center horseshoe pit.
Information: mtsu.edu/~sga or contact Mallory Phillips, homecoming director, by calling 615-898-2537 or e-mail sgahome@mtsu.edu.

A Comedy Show
7 p.m., State Farm Room, Business and Aerospace Building
Sponsor: The African American Alumni Society. Tickets: $20 per person. Information: 800-533-6878 or e-mail pwydra@mtsu.

Friday, Oct. 23
Chuck Taylor Blue Raider Golf Scramble
11:30 a.m. lunch/12:30 p.m. shotgun start. Location: Indian Hills Golf Club. Host: Blue Raider Athletic Association. Fees: $165 per person or $700 per foursome. Information: BRAA link at goblueraiders.com, call 615-898-2210 or e-mail rmewbour@mtsu.edu.

MTSU Centennial History Museum Preview
Times: 1 to 4 p.m. Friday (also 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday). Location: Todd Hall Room 129.
Produced by the Albert Gore Research Center in commemoration of MTSU’s 100th birthday in 2011.

Golden Raiders Reunion and Induction Ceremony (Class of 1959)
2 p.m., Tom H. Jackson Building Cantrell Hall. Events include registration
campus tour, a social hour and dinner. Information: 800-533-6878.

Great Bowls of Fire Chili Cook-Off
5 p.m., Murphy Center Forest. All proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity
Information: e-mail sgahome@mtsu.edu.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon 40th Anniversary Welcome Back Alumni Reception
7 p.m. initiation and 8 p.m. reception, SAE House on Greek Row
Information: Tim Strobl, timothy.strobl@gmail.com.

NPHC Step Show
7:30 p.m., Murphy Center
Tickets: Greek Life office, 615-898-5812.

Saturday, Oct. 24
Mixer on Middle Parade-Watching Party
9 a.m., MTSU Alumni House
Party announcers: Chip Walters (’85) and Aaron Solomon (’94). Complimentary breakfast items while food lasts.

Annual SGA and Alumni Homecoming Parade
10 a.m.
Grand marshal: Alumnus and Grammy-nominated composer George S. Clinton (’69). Parade route: begins on Maney Avenue, following East Main Street and Middle Tennessee Boulevard to Greenland Drive.

Baby Raider Ride Contest
Children and grandchildren of MTSU alumni are invited to walk, if accompanied by an adult. Decorate your stroller, wagon or tricycle with Blue Raider spirit. You don’t have to compete in the contest to be part of the parade. Baby Raiders and their guardians will enter the parade at the Alumni House to walk the duration of the route. Information: mtalumni.com or e-mail rwright@mtsu.edu to enter.

MTSU Rugby Old Boys Game
11 a.m., MTSU Sport Club Complex, 2111 E. Main St.
Information: Jody Hensley, jodyhmoose@aol.com.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon 40th Anniversary Tailgate Party
11 a.m., Walnut Grove
Information: Tim Strobl, timothy.strobl@gmail.com.

Varsity Club Reception
12:30 p.m., Rose and Emmett Kennon Sports Hall of Fame
Information: Jim Simpson, jsimpson@mtsu.edu for details.

Raider Walk
12:30 p.m., Walnut Grove

MT vs. Western Kentucky
2:30 p.m., Floyd Stadium
General admission tickets: $7 (call Office of Alumni Relations, 800-533-6878). Reserved tickets: $20 (sideline) and $17 (end zone) per person (call 800-937-6878).

Alumni Homecoming Queens, Kings and Cheerleaders
Participation is complimentary with the purchase of a game ticket.

Al Wilkerson Scholarship Dance
8 p.m., The Walnut House, 116 N. Walnut St.
Hosted by the African American Alumni Society. Open to the public. Reservations requested. Tickets: $20 per person. Light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be provided. Information: 800-533-6878 or e-mail pwydra@mtsu.edu.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon 40th Anniversary Banquet
7 p.m., Embassy Suites, Murfreesboro
Events include cocktail hour and banquet and dance (8 p.m.). Cost: $150 per couple/$80 single ticket. Information: Tim Strobl, timothy.strobl@gmail.
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Media welcomed (credentials required for MTSU-WKU football game)
Media note: A high-resolution Rockin’ Raiders homecoming logo is available. To obtain, contact Randy Weiler in News and Public Affairs by calling 615-898-5616 or e-mail jweiler@mtsu.edu.